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To: pae who wrote (178)	2/9/1998 2:46:00 AM
From: Zeuspaul	Read Replies (1) of 14778

I set all sharing to full on both machines. There is a difference on zeus1. Zeus1 used to see only C and D on zeus2, now it sees four drives (floppy, two Harddrives and the CD ROM. Zeus2 still denies me access to the network. Passwords NT et al My first experience with a password was when somebody put one into Direct Access ( a menu program) for me and then forgot it. No problem, I reformated the harddrive and started again. Five years ago I could redo an entire computer from scratch in an hour or so. Programs used to be easy to add and delete too. No shared resources, just remove the directory. (I still don't like shared files) I have NT on a couple of computers and so far it has been a pain in the a## for me. One arrived with NT on it and started a countdown to change the password and I didn't know how to do it. Then I wanted to install a laser printer, kind of a basic concept. NT said that I did not have authorization to install a printer on my own computer!! Had to get someone in to do it for me but he forgot the password! Lots of combinations when they make it case conscious:( I am with you on the PERSONAL computer. I don't want restricted access to my own computer. Passwords in a work place are rarely kept secret so what's the use? DUAL PROCESSORS. I don't have any numbers to prove it but I think a well designed machine with the fastest processor (PII 333, fast grade A RAM and lots of it, fast harddrive)is a better deal. For example, assume $900 for the PII and $300 for 64MB high end RAM. You will need at least 128MB RAM in the dual processor system to get 64MB RAM per processor. 900+900+300+300=$2400. For the same price but single CPU you get the PII 333 with 320MB RAM, My hunch is the PII with 320 RAM will outperform in most cases two PII 333 running with 64MB each. (I think the SI servers need multiple processors:) JMHO Zeuspaul

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